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Boston: Only 24 Hours Left to Spot Langham Boston's Pink Taxi to Win a Long London Weekend

JetSetCD — 2012-01-11T16:33:10-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Langtai1.jpg" class="top"> Are you in Boston or do you know someone in Boston who'd be game to do you a favor TODAY in exchange for a possible trip to London? If your answer is yes, then awesome. You see, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Langham+Boston/local/1624">Langham Hotel Boston</a> has a classic London cab that drives around town, but instead of the traditional black, it's blush pink (Langham's signature shade). Spot the cab, snap a pic of it and upload it to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LanghamBoston">Langham Facebook</a> to be entered into the contesta contest that ends tomorrow night at 11:59pm. What do you win, you ask? Oh let's see: · Two roundtrip tickets on <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/virgin%20atlantic">Virgin Atlantic</a> in Premium Economy (which is very nice, we've

Boston: There's Nothing Subtle About the Langham's New Taxi

ASchechter — 2011-12-16T09:30:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/PinkTaxi_2.jpg" class="top">Though we don't know what exactly goes into converting a British car to fit fit US driving standards, we're grateful the work's already been done by <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Langham+Boston/local/1624">Langham Boston</a>. Eager to show off their imported London-style taxi, the hotel has started a promotion which will award a plane ticket to London, plus a three-night stay at sister hotel the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Langham+Hotel+London/local/229">Langham London</a>, to anyone who spots the taxi on the streets of Boston and posts a photo onto the Langham's Facebook page. Sound easy? Well it's about to get easier. As you can tell from the above photo, the taxi has been painted a bright, though still rather elegant, shade of pink, in honor of the hotel's signature

London: Guess The Weight Of The Langham's Gingerbread House To Win A Tea

juliab — 2011-12-09T16:18:19-05:00

<![CDATA[	 <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/langhamgingerbread.jpg" class="top"> 4.5ft high. Four days to make. Hundreds of sweets stuck onto it: those are the stats for the incredible gingerbread house at the <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/229'>Langham London</a>. The house has been set up in Palm Court (the tea room), in order to coincide with the Festive Afternoon Tea that the hotel is offering as well as the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/7/14630/6590/hotels/The_Langham_s_Bijoux_Tea_Will_Give_You_A_Sconegasm">sconegasmic Bijoux Tea</a>. We popped by last week and - wow. It's incredible. Little wonder everyone is queuing to get their photo taken in front of it. But it's not just a pretty face - you can actually win an afternoon tea for two if you guess the weight of the gingerbread house. Or rather, the amount of gingerbread

London: Salacious WWII-Era Stories of London's West End Gems Spotlighted in New Book

Heidi Atwal — 2011-12-05T16:52:12-05:00

London's undeniably posh West End plays home to some of the city's most impressive—and oftentimes hoity toity—hotels: The Ritz, Langham, and Dorchester all cater to an upper crust clientele who know luxury and expect its delivery in spades.

London: The Langham London's New Cocktail Might Gross You Out Then Get You Drunk

Heidi Atwal — 2011-10-18T17:15:26-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/39.jpg" class="top"> 'Tis the season for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Cocktails">cocktails</a> whose appearance might cause you to retch at first sight. If you can stomach faux toasted Colombian giant ants and Mopani worms sitting atop your beveragea finishing touch conceived of by the mixologists at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/London%20Hotels">London</a>'s <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Langham+Hotel+London/local/229">Langham Hotel</a>then sip and you'll be rewarded with a top-shelf concoction. The seasonal Vieux Carre cocktail was inspired by a drink originally created in 1938 by Walter Bergeron, the head bartender at New Orleans' <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Langham+Hotel+London/local/229">Monteleone Hotel</a>. With a gothic, Southern influence as its jumping off point, cognac and rye whiskey is "aged with bespoke infused vermouth, bitters, and herbal liqueur in a glass bottle for a period of two weeks with wooden stave